Science & Technology
Space, defence tech, biotechnology and digital infrastructure
Iranian Parliament mulls possible exit from nuclear treaty
Members of Iran's parliament have begun discussing priority legislation that would withdraw Iran from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons ...
SECI inks 7.24 lakh tonnes/ year green ammonia supply agreements with fertiliser films
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) has signed green ammonia supply agreements with fertiliser companies for 7.24 lakh tonnes per year, under Tranch...
Centre eyes new regulation to cover social media users
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) published proposed amendments to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digit...
Home ministry’s AI vision: Predictive policing, dark web monitoring, and end of mule accounts
A Parliamentary Standing Committee report titled "Impact of emergence of Artificial Intelligence and related issues" was tabled in Lok Sabha on 30 March 2026...
Govt clears 29 investment proposals worth ₹7,104 cr under Electronics Component Mfg Scheme
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has approved 29 applications under the fourth tranche of the Electronics Component Manufacturi...
Government clears 29 investment proposals worth ₹7,104 cr under Electronics Component Manufacturing Scheme
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) cleared 29 fresh investment proposals worth ₹7,104 crore under the Electronics Component Manuf...
India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report
The Standing Committee on Communications and Information Technology tabled its 27th Report in Lok Sabha, titled "Impact of Emergence of Artificial Intelligen...
Comply or lose safe harbour: MeitY’s draft amendment to IT Rules lets govt give platforms binding orders
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has circulated a draft amendment to the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Di...
Bio-bitumen technology can help tackle air pollution and reduce imports: Jitendra Singh
CSIR-Central Road Research Institute (CSIR-CRRI) and CSIR-Indian Institute of Petroleum (CSIR-IIP) jointly developed a technology called "Bio-Bitumen via Pyr...
Meity moots IT rules tweaks to mandate platforms’ compliance with advisories, SOPs
MeitY has proposed tweaks to the IT (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021, that would formally mandate digital platforms' compl...
Mosquitoes carrying malaria are evolving more quickly than insecticides can kill them – researchers pinpoint how
A landmark study published in the journal Science (March 26, 2026) has sequenced over 1,000 complete genomes of Anopheles darlingi — the principal malaria-tr...
What changes will RBI’s new rules bring to digital payments from April 1?
The Reserve Bank of India's new framework on Authentication Mechanisms for Digital Payment Transactions, 2025 comes into force on April 1, 2026, making two-f...
In a first, 5 Sahiwal calves have been born through advanced IVF tech. Here’s why this matters
The ICAR–Indian Veterinary Research Institute (IVRI), Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, has achieved a landmark breakthrough by successfully producing five...
Artemis 2 launch: How NASA’s Moon missions aim to prepare the ground for deeper space exploration
NASA's Artemis II mission is set to launch no earlier than April 1, 2026, carrying four astronauts on a free-return trajectory around the Moon — the first cr...
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu launches Digi Yatra at Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun
Civil Aviation Minister Ram Mohan Naidu launched Digi Yatra at Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun, extending the face-biometric seamless travel system to a smal...
Report highlights steps taken to mitigate risks posed by offshore Virtual Asset Service Providers
A report highlighted India's multi-pronged approach to mitigating risks posed by offshore Virtual Asset Service Providers (oVASPs) — cryptocurrency exchanges...
Bio-isobutanol : India’s answer to energy security for diesel economy
India is actively exploring bio-isobutanol as an alternative blending agent for diesel — filling the critical gap left by ethanol, which cannot be blended wi...
Government revises PM e-DRIVE scheme, sets new deadlines for e-scooters, e-rickshaws
The Ministry of Heavy Industries officially revised the PM e-DRIVE scheme, setting differentiated deadlines for EV incentive eligibility: electric two-wheele...
PM E-DRIVE extends EV incentives for two-wheelers till July 2026; e-rickshaws gain till 2028
The Ministry of Heavy Industries revised guidelines under the PM Electric Drive Revolution in Innovative Vehicle Enhancement (PM e-DRIVE) scheme, extending t...
Oscillation trial of India’s first Hydrogen trainset completed: Ashwini Vaishnaw
India's first hydrogen-powered trainset has successfully completed its oscillation trial, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced — a critical safety and...